PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Feb.2025) — Moody’s reported the results of its periodic review of Ecopetrol S.A. on 24 Feb. 2025 […]
Tag: Moody’s
Moody’s Upgrades Argentina’s Currency Ratings, Upgrades Outlook to Positive
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jan.2025) — Moody’s Ratings upgraded the government of Argentina’s long-term foreign currency and local currency issuer ratings […]
Pemex Credit Metrics Continue to Weaken, Moody’s Warns
(Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2024) — The credit metrics for state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos or Pemex (B3 negative) continue to weaken, according to Moody’s […]
Moody’s Raises Petrobras’ Outlook to Positive
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Oct.2024) — Moody‘s raised the outlook on Petrobras‘ ratings from stable to positive, Petrobras announced 2 Oct. 2024 in an official statement. […]
Moody’s Changes Ecopetrol’s Credit Rating to Ba1
(Ecopetrol, 23.May.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) reports that credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded its global credit rating from Baa3 to Ba1 and changed […]
Moody’s Changes Ultrapar’s Outlook to Stable from Negative
(Moody’s, 26.Aug.2022) — Moody’s Investors Service affirmed Ultrapar Participações S.A.‘s Ba1 Corporate Family Rating and the Ba1 rating of the Backed Senior Unsecured Notes issued […]
Moody’s Upgrades Western Midstream’s CFR to Ba1; Positive Outlook
(Moody’s, 4.Mar.2022) — Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the ratings of Western Midstream Operating, LP, including the Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to Ba1 from Ba2, the […]
Moody’s On Govt Intervention At Petrobras
(Reuters, 24.Feb.2021) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s decision to replace the head of state-run oil giant Petrobras threatens the government’s privatization program and potentially the […]
Moody’s Assigns Caa3 Rating To YPF’s Proposed Notes
(Moody’s, 29.Jan.2021) — Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Caa3 rating to YPF Sociedad Anónima’s (YPF) proposed senior secured notes due 2026 and senior unsecured notes […]
Moody’s Warns Of Pemex Downgrade
(Reuters, 15.Dec.2020) — Mexican state oil giant Pemex could sink deeper into junk territory if Mexico’s sovereign credit rating is downgraded, ratings agency Moody’s said […]
Moody’s Finalizes Ratings Review Of Govt Of Trinidad
(Global Credit Research, 8.Dec.2020) — Moody’s Investors Service reviews all of its ratings periodically in accordance with regulations — either annually or, in the case […]
Moody’s Confirms Ecopetrol’s Rating
(Ecopetrol, 3.Aug.2020) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces rating agency Moody’s kept the Company’s long-term international rating at Baa3, with stable outlook. Moody’s highlighted the Company’s strength […]
Moody’s Downgrades Pemex’s Ratings To Ba2
(Moody’s, 17.Apr.2020 — Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) downgraded Petroleos Mexicanos’ (PEMEX) senior unsecured ratings on the company’s existing notes, as well as the ratings based […]
Moody’s Ends YPF Review
(Moody’s, 15.Nov.2019) — Moody’s Investors Service completed a periodic review of the ratings of YPF Sociedad Anonima and other ratings that are associated with the […]
Moody’s Ups Petrobras’ Stand-Alone Credit Profile
(Petrobras, 23.Aug.2019) — Petrobras informs that the rating agency Moody raised its stand-alone credit profile (SCP) by one notch to “ba2″ from ” ba3″ and […]
Moody’s Confirms Ecopetrol Investment Grade Rating
(Ecopetrol, 30.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the rating agency Moody’s has kept the Company’s long-term international rating at Baa3, with stable outlook. In its […]
Moody’s Assigns B2 Rating To Pampa Energia’s Notes
(Moody’s, 1.Jul.2019) — Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B2 rating to Pampa Energía S.A.’s proposed senior unsecured notes. The outlook is stable. Net proceeds from […]
Pemex Debt Holders See Downgrade To ‘Junk’ Status Ahead
(Reuters, Stefanie Eschenbacher and Ana Isabel Martinez, 6.Jun.2019) — Investors at six of the world’s largest asset managers, all of whom own the bonds of […]
A Double Whammy: Fitch Downgrades Mexico And Moody’s Lowers Outlook
(Reuters, 5.Jun.2019) — In a double blow for Mexico, credit ratings agency Fitch downgraded the nation’s sovereign debt rating on Wednesday, citing risks posed by […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Gas Sector Dependence, Moody’s ‘Ba3’ Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 3.Apr.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia and the country still being highly dependent on […]
President-elect Lopez Obrador Slams Pemex For Crude Import Plan
(Reuters, 23.Oct.2018) — Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday criticized state-run Pemex’s plan to import U.S. light crude from refiner Phillips 66, calling […]
Moody’s: Mexican Government’s Plan To End Oil Exports Raises Risks
(Kallanish Energy, 18.Oct.2018) — The incoming Mexican government’s announcement to end oil exports is credit negative to both Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and to the government’s credit […]
Moody’s Upgrades Ecopetrol Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 18.Jul.2018) – The risk-rating agency Moody’s increased the baseline credit assessment (BCA) two notches, to ba1 from ba3 for Colombia’s […]
Moody’s Projects T&T Energy Sector Rebound
(LoopTT, 24.May.2018) – Moody’s Investors Service is projecting an Energy Sector-led rebound in growth to support the fiscal trajectory. On Wednesday, Moody’s upgraded Trinidad and Tobago’s Trinidad Drilling […]
Moody’s Takes Action on Cosan’s Ratings
(Moody’s Investors Service, 17.Mar.2017) – Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the ratings of the notes issued by Cosan Overseas Limited and Cosan Luxembourg S.A. and guaranteed […]
Moody’s Changes Outlook on Argentine Cos
(Moody’s Investors Service, 7.Mar.2017) – Moody’s Investors Service revised to positive from stable the outlook for several companies operating in Argentina, while all ratings were […]
Moody’s Assigns Rating to Petrobras Notes
(Moody’s Investors Service, 9.Jan.2017) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B2 rating to Petrobras Global Finance B.V.’s proposed global notes, which will be unconditionally guaranteed […]
Moody’s Assigns Rating to Pampa Energía
(Moody’s Investors Service, 6.Jan.2017) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B3 Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to Pampa Energía S.A. At the same time, Moody’s assigned […]
Company Profile: Oleoducto Central S.A. (Ocensa)
(Moody’s, 4.Jun.2016) – Oleoducto Central S.A. (Ocensa) is the largest crude oil pipeline and the only public-use pipeline in Colombia. Its pipeline is ~845 km […]
Moody’s Affirms YPF’s B3 Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2016) – Moody’s affirmed YPF Sociedad Anonima’s B3 issuer rating. YPF’s B3 BCA (Baseline Credit Assessment) and its Baa1.ar national […]
Moody’s Affirms Ocensa’s Baa3 Ratings
(Moody’s, 4.May.2016) – Moody’s affirmed Oleoducto Central, S.A.’s (Ocensa) Baa3 senior unsecured ratings. The rating outlook was changed to negative from positive. Ratings Rationale “The […]
Finance Ministry, Pemex Meet With Investors
(Pemex, 19.Apr.2016) – The Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Luis Videgaray, and the Pemex CEO José Antonio González Anaya, met in New York with […]
Pemex Responds to Moody’s Press Release
(Pemex, 25.Aug.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service placed Pemex’s global foreign currency and global local currency A3 ratings under review for a possible downgrade. In this […]
Moody’s Affirms Petrobras Argentina Notes
(Moody’s Investor Service, 14.Aug.2015) – Moody’s Latin America Agente de Calificación de Riesgo affirmed the Ba2/Aaa.ar global scale rating and national scale rating on Petrobras […]
Elevated Corporate Risks in Argentina
(Moody’s Investor Service, 16.Jul.2015) – Economic stagnation, a difficult political environment and heightened volatility in financial markets with the approach of presidential elections will be […]
Moody’s Maintains Ecopetrol Rating at Baa2
(Ecopetrol S.A., 25.Jun.2015) – Ecopetrol S.A. reported that the credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has maintained Ecopetrol’s long term international rating at Baa2 with […]
Moody’s Affirms Ecopetrol Rating
(Moody’s, 23.Jun.2015) – Moody’s affirmed Ecopetrol S.A.’s Baa2 ratings and assigned a Baa2 rating to the company’s up to $1.5 billion in proposed notes due […]
Moody’s Changes PBF Rating Outlook
(Moody’s, 22.Jun.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service changed PBF Holding Company LLC’s rating outlook to positive from stable. Moody’s also affirmed PBF’s Ba3 Corporate Family Rating […]
Moody’s Assigns Ba2 Rating to Petrobras Notes
(Moody’s, 3.Jun.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Ba2 rating to Petrobras Global Finance B.V.’s proposed global notes, which will be unconditionally guaranteed by Petrobras. […]
Moody’s Covenant on YPF Bond Offering
(Moody’s, 20.May.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned an overall covenant quality score of 3.37 to YPF Sociedad Anónima’s $1,500 million 8.500% Senior Notes due 2025. […]
Moody’s Assigns Rating to Raízen Energia
(Moody’s, 30.Apr.2015) – Moody’s América Latina assigned a Baa3 global scale and Aaa.br national scale ratings to Raízen Energia S.A.’s proposed BRL 500 million senior […]
Moody’s Confirms Petrobras Argentina Notes
(Moody’s, 28.Apr.2015) – Moody’s Latin America Agente de Calificación de Riesgo confirmed the Ba2/Aaa.ar global scale rating and national scale rating on Petrobras Argentina S.A.’s […]
LNG Projects Nixed Amid Low Oil
(Moody’s, 7.Apr.2015) – LNG suppliers are curtailing their capital budgets, amid low oil prices and a coming glut of new LNG supply from Australia and […]
Moody’s Comments on Braskem
(Global Credit Research, 3.Mar.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service comments that Braskem S.A. announcement of a third extension of its naphtha supply contract with Petroleo Brasileiro […]
Petrobras Credit Rating Downgrade
(Petrobras, 27.Feb.2015) – Regarding the downgrade to Petrobras’ debt rating announced on February 24, 2015 by Moody’s, the company emphasizes that it is working to […]
Moody’s Rates YPF’s Proposed Global Notes
(Global Credit Research, 4.Feb.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Caa1 global foreign currency rating to YPF Sociedad Anonima’s (YPF)’s proposed $750 million in aggregate […]
Mood’s Downgrades Construtora Andrade Gutierrez
(Global Credit Research, 21.Jan.2015) – Approximately $500 million of rated debt affected. Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) downgraded to Ba2 from Ba1 the corporate family rating […]